The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-02

PeHusgrOve will be overlooked WIN
excursionists next Monday TO see the
Fourth.
William Pedrick the engineer has
had IA portico erected to his house on
Harmony street.
The Parvin Iron Wagon factory is
now turning ont two wagons aday.
They have a stock on hand.
b. S. RusselPs stallion, Linwood, got
loose one night recently and injured
himself in IA barbed wire fence.
Mr.. Klemm and family aud others
of Mi. Sheble's family have moved
into their cottage for The summer.
Postmaster Avis has a very egg-stra-
ordinary hen. On five occasions she
has laid two well formed and good siz-
ed eggs aday.
The post office will he closed next
Monday the Fourth excepting between
the hours of 10 aud l. O'Clock a. III.
and 5 and 100 p. M.
Postmaster W. 5. Avis has been
sick with cbills and a heavy fever for
"a week. The public Will be glad to
hear he is getting better.
II. u. Detroit, Esqa has erected a
handsome sign ia trout Of his office an
nouncing Emmanuel Cemetery lots for
sale. G. W. Gable did the artistic
work in gold.
James Lee on the Summerill farm
below Bridgeport aud two truckers
near Pennsgroye took the first Jersey
tomatoes to the Wilmington market on
Tuesday. They got 81 80 Il basket for
them.
Miss AreLe johnson, who has been
attending the State Normal School at
Trenton the past year, returned home
on Friday evening after passing a very
creditable examination. Miss Annie
Morris, her chum at school, came
home with her.
Fish VI arden VIM. Lawrence while
Township Committeeman paid Thomas
Mmphy's tax a year or so ago because
he plead poverty so earnestly. Nh. Law
renee now feels chagIinned for SO doing
when Murphy had between three and
four thousand dollars in his house
which was found after lis death last
week.
Salem Sunbeam. The Archer heirs
claim to have title to the land on which
Wilmington is built, large slices of
land in Chester and Philadelphia and
the whole river front of Gloucester
comfy ! Residents OF Bridgeport,
Paulsboro, Billingsport and Red Bank
can get prepared to move.
The small boys with their fire crack
ers aud torpedoes enjoy the Fourth of
July more than grown persons. Their
Fourth would be tame and a failure
without them as they canuntapprecIate
a sentiment but can enjoy an explosion.
So let them enjoy the Fourth III Their
way but be on guard that no harm Is
done.
Joseph c. Summerill Of the firm of
John Smmeril1 q Bro, las been on to
New York during the week to see
about their giliing Irvine for next
springs fishing They sold live tons
last winter and expect to sell more
next year. They have already many
orders for next year.
A statement prepared for The annual
report of the Fish Commission shows
the distribution of shad during the
past season To have included the fol
lowing Tributaries OF Delaware Bay,
5000, 600; tributaries of Chesapeake
Bay, IS, l49, 000; tributaries Of Abe
marie Sound, 1872, 600; tributaries OF
South Atlantic coast, 3,566, 600.
ITO discontinue an advertisement -
gays John Wanamaker, sis like taking
down your sign | fy0u want to do bu-
siness you must let the public know it.
Standing advertisements when changed
frequently, are better and cheaper than
reading notices. They look more sub.
stantial and business like, and inspire
confidence. | would as Don think OF
doing business without clerks as with
out advertising.
Benz. w. Weatherby's new steam
barge was launched from Or. job Bar.
ber's ship yard last Saturday afternoon
and has been taken to Dialogues yard
Camden, to have the machinery put
in IL. DR.. Job started to build the
barge seven OF eight years ago, The
timbers were placed and a few plank,
spiked when dame fortune ceased tC
smile on him and he was forced &c
let it rest until Mr.. Weatherby pur.
chased the stacks last winter.
The Post Office Department has be
gun the issue of a new design of the or
binary one cent postage stamp. The
centre OF lhe new stamp consists OF a
bust of Benjamin Franklin in an oya
disk, the lower portion hordered witt
pearls, and the upper with a curve
with small white letters the words
Omitted States Postage" The whole
is engraved upon a shield-shaped tablet
with truncated pyramidal base, bearing
on it the words cone and cent OF
either side of the figure |.
An experienced farmer friend told u
the other day of this care for founder
in horses, which in his hands has al
ways proved effectual. While harrow
ing com a few days since, the weather
being extremely warm, his horse, a fine